Waiting patiently for her sensei when he finally burst through the door was Hinata. His appointment however, was nowhere to be seen. The poor man in question had given up hope some five or ten minutes before and left, giving her with explicit instructions to tell her sensei that he was extremely disappointed that he couldn’t find it worth his time to be there.

Apparently, she wore a sign that read: Hokage-sama’s student, please use me as a messenger. She nodded and promised to relay the message. And to think she had only come to deliver progress updates and shares Naruto’s desire for another mission. “Sensei.” She greeted after a moment to allow her teacher to collect himself.